McAfee 5 manual Keep your program up-to-date, McAfee Internet Security

Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0

Keep your program up-to-date

As technologies advance, we continually provide updates to McAfee software products. Updates include new product content, updates to anti-virus signature files, etc. To ensure the highest level of protection, you should always obtain the latest version of your McAfee product. McAfee’s Instant Updater component allows you to obtain and apply updates to your McAfee products while connected to the Internet. To learn more about Instant Updater, please see Updating McAfee Internet Security on page 93.

If you purchased McAfee Internet Security on CD, you should run Update even if you’ve just installed McAfee Internet Security. In the time between when the CD was created and when you installed it, updates to the product itself as well as new virus patterns are likely to be available.

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McAfee Internet Security comprises of several major components. Updates must be individually obtained and downloaded for each component.

For example, if you are viewing the Firewall component from within the McAfee Internet Security main window, then if you select Check for a Firewall Update, Instant Updater checks for, downloads, and installs updates to McAfee Firewall only. This applies to all McAfee Internet Security components.

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